Continuing my game of catch-up with last year’s “Dark Nights” event from DC, this week I read the Dark Nights Metal: Deluxe Edition. (In comic shops today and bookstores June 12.) The series was every bit as explosive and world-encompassing (and sometimes goofy) as I’d been told, but it’s a pretty deep wade for anyone
It starts with an interrupted mutiny, and the death of an Emperor; two unrelated events taking place in the sprawling mass of humanity that is the Interdependency. What we start to realize though is that these are just the first steps in a dance that’s eventually going to lead to the end of the Interdependency,
Kathryn Hey all! Trying to think of how to start this Black Mirror conversation. It occurred to me that I used to think Black Mirror stories were about how technology damages humanity. After watching the first two seasons I now think that they’re about how technology allows humanity to damage ITSELF, faster. Hannah Yeah, I
Longer than a short-story but shorter than a novella, six entries and each one packed with as much world building as you can fit into 15000 words or so. Click the jump for a review of this year’s Hugo Award finalists for Best Novelette.
This review is short and sweet because I absolutely do not want to risk spoiling even the most minute detail for anyone.
As a kid I would often think of what it would be like to have more than the three original Star Wars movies. And as I grew older Hollywood finally caught up with my generation’s imagination: by making more Star Wars films. Now, it could be argued less is more, but overall as a fan
I’m really enjoying Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett’s Skyward (the second issue just hit stores today), partly because of the art, partly because of the sassy dialogue, but mostly because it’s one of my favorite recipes for sci-fi stories: take a near future setting, add in one great big technological change, and mix with details
Kujen laughed softly. “Look at my shadow and tell me what you see.” Jedao had taken it for an ordinary shadow. As he examined it more closely, though, he saw that it was made of the shapes of fluttering captive moths. The longer he stared at it, the more he saw the darkness giving way
By guest columnist narrator26 Upgrading to summer blockbuster status following its record-shattering 2016 debut, Deadpool 2 provides another filthy spin on the overpopulated superhero genre. But without the element of surprise, it was always going to run the risk of falling short and turning a promising franchise stale at only the second hurdle.